Colon also is known as the large intestine and is a part of a digestive system which is a long, hollow tube at the end of the digestive tract where stool stores. Many diseases and disorders affect the colon’s ability to work properly. Some of them are Colorectal cancer Colonic polyps in which extra tissue grows in the colon that can become Cancerous Ulcerative colitis, ulcers of the colon & rectum Diverticulitis- Infection or inflammation of pouches in the colon Irritable bowel syndrome – a condition causing cramps in abdominal and other symptoms. Treatment for these colonic diseases varies from disease to disease and its severity. Treatment of a patient to diet, medication in few cases of surgery.

Colon affected by the diseases is colonic diseases. This term includes a broad range of diseases including IBD (inflammatory bowel disease)- Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis – diverticular disease and colon cancer.

Diseases can interfere with the functioning of the colon. Diseases are basically classified into malignant (cancerous) or benign (noncancerous). These diseases can give us various indications like infection, bleeding, and perforation.

In a few cases, experts treat these diseases by removing a segment of the colon. Size of small is 8-10 feet of small bowel and 3-5 fee long of the colon in an average person, removing a segment normally doesn’t affect the normal functioning of the colon.

Within GI (gastrointestinal tract), there is an organ called a small bowel / small intestine where the absorption of minerals and nutrients take place from the food after digestion.